New report from SNS Research estimates wireless infrastructure market 'relatively flat through 2020'
As 5G takes shape, the telecommunications infrastructure and service provider landscape is changing rapidly. Macro deployments are giving way to small cells and other in-building wireless projects.
In a new report from telecom-focused...
Apple Pay service also coming to France and Switzerland
Apple announced plans to launch its digital wallet service, Apple Pay, in new international markets including France, Hong Kong and Switzerland in the next few months.
Apple SVP Craig Federighi also confirmed during a keynote at the...
If they are to successfully cut across silos, smart city solutions need to be championed by a CIO with a strategic mandate
In an ideal world, a smart city will deploy connected sensors that can capture and combine real-time data on everything from air pollution...
Swisscom and Ericsson aim to launch commercial 5G in 2020
Swiss mobile operator Swisscom has partnered with Swedish vendor Ericsson to launch the "5G for Switzerland" initiative in collaboration with local university Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne.
The three parties involved in the "5G" program are currently...
Swisscom and Ericsson aim to launch commercial 5G in 2020
Swiss mobile operator Swisscom has partnered with Swedish vendor Ericsson to launch the '5G for Switzerland' initiative in collaboration with local university Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL).
The three parties involved in the 5G program are...
Learn more about the MulteFire Alliance, hear from analyst Monica Paolini and see a demo from Qualcomm
Spectrum is an incredibly valuable, but inherently limited, resource. Given that reality, the telecom industry has found ways to deploy cellular in unlicensed spectral bands commonly used by Wi-Fi....
Compared to small cells, ‘DAS is better,’ Bandwidth Logic CEO said
AUSTIN, Texas – The majority of high-profile spaces – stadiums, convention centers, transit hubs – that need distributed antenna systems already have them. Given that reality, what can the vendors and other stakeholders do...
Ericsson 5G plans now include “software-driven” Plug-ins designed to allow carriers to tap current LTE networks to support next-gen use cases
Ericsson continues to push both its software and “5G” technology agenda, with the latest move combining both passions in the form of what it...
It’s been more than 14 years since VoiceStream (now part of T-Mobile) bought the assets of MobileStar, which went bankrupt trying to build a public Wi-Fi network. Ownership is one way mobile operators can have greater control over the quality of experience (QoE) that Wi-Fi...
As backhaul becomes more flexible and complex, make SLA monitoring simple
The consensus is there will be a “5G” radio access standard by 2020. However, 5G networks will be much more than just radio access. There will be a foundational change as these future networks...
How do you make a small cell financially viable? The technology has been slower to ramp than expected, after meeting substantial cost, logistics and RF challenges in the real world. RCR Wireless News looks at the status of the small cell market from home femtocells...
How do you make a small cell financially viable? The technology has been slower to ramp than expected, after meeting substantial cost, logistics and RF challenges in the real world. RCR looks at the status of the small cell market from home femtocells to...
KT was selected in 2015 by the government to construct and operate the network targeting the 2018 Winter Olympics
Korean telecom operator KT completed what it claims to be the world's first public safety long-term evolution network trial, the Korean Times reports. The country's second-largest...
Verify installation, configuration and operation prior to commissioning with virtual baseband unit
In the tower industry, it’s important to get the job done right the first time. Unanticipated truck rolls and tower climbs drive up opex, which in a capital expenditure heavy business, can hurt...
Just Home Property is an investment group that buys and operates residential apartment buildings in major metropolitan areas. The company owners are well aware that tenants want their smartphones to work in their apartments, and they also are well aware that wireless carriers will not...
Crown Castle is “as excited as we have ever been by the opportunities in small cell,” according to then-CFO, now-CEO Jay Brown on the company’s most recent quarterly call. “Our small cell conversations with the carriers have increasingly become more positive with the passage...
New York has been one of the most proactive cities in the United States when it comes to small cell deployments. It has a well-informed city government and a history of working with the wireless industry, but even with these advantages the process of...
The value of the one-year deal pegged at $1.53B
Nokia and China Mobile signed a one-year agreement designed to allow the Chinese operator to operate a flexible cloud network infrastructure, Nokia said in a statement. The agreement is valued at up to 1.36 billion euros...
Asia ends March with more than 734M LTE subscribers, according to the GSA
LTE technology gained 182 million connections in the first quarter of this year, according to recent figures from the Global mobile Suppliers Association.
GSA revealed that the number of LTE and LTE-Advanced subscriptions...
Internet access is quickly emerging as the core utility of this generation, enabling everything from startup innovation to providing access to job opportunities to underserved populations. Recognizing this trend, service providers both old and new are spending big to expand fiber networks and high-speed...
Imagining the "city of the future" is becoming easier to do thanks to recent examples of smart cities innovation. Common urban challenges like traffic, energy and waste reduction are all targets for technology-based solutions. The "internet of things" is at the center of this...
Stadium DAS has been a big business for years, but now the marquee venues in most "NFL cities" already have a distributed antenna system, and many have already gone through at least one upgrade cycle. Smaller stadiums may not be able to secure carrier...
The Internet of Things depends on three pillars, the silicon (in the device itself), the software (in the application that uses it) and the communication (providing the connectivity that allows it all to work). A look at the used cases across industry verticals reveals...
A recent juggling of roles at Cisco has prompted four product executives, all senior vice president-level employees, to resign effective June 17, according to an internal memo from CEO Chuck Robbins that was obtained by The Wall Street Journal.
Mario Mazzola, Prem Jain, Luca Cafiero and...
